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HP AlphaServer TS15 manual available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual
HP AlphaServer TS15 Owner's Manual (252 pages)
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Table of Contents
European Union Notice
5
Table of Contents
7
Document Structure
15
How to Use this Guide
15
Intended Audience
15
Preface
15
Chapter 1 System Overview
17
Figure 1-8 Operator Control Panel
17
System Enclosure Configurations
18
Figure 1-2 Rackmount Details for Alphaserver TS15 System
19
Figure 1-3 Views of Optional Storage Cages
20
Common Components
21
Top View
22
Figure 1-4 Top View
22
Figure 1-9 System Motherboard
23
Rear Ports and Slots
24
Figure 1-5 Rear Ports and Slots
24
Network Connections
25
Figure 1-6 Ethernet Network Connection
25
Figure 1-7 Network LED Indicators
25
Operator Control Panel
26
Remote Commands
27
System Motherboard
28
Cpu
29
Memory DIMMS
29
PCI Busses
29
Slots on the PCI Riser Card
30
Figure 1-10 Slots on the PCI Riser Card
30
Table 1-1 How Physical I/O Slots Map to Logical Slots
30
Storage Cage Options
31
Internal Storage Cage
31
Figure 1-11 Internal Storage Cage Configuration
31
Front Access Storage Cage
32
Figure 1-12 Front Access Storage Cage Configuration
32
Console Terminal
33
Figure 1-13 Console Terminal Connected to COM1 Port
33
Figure 1-14 VGA Monitor Connected to Optional Video Card
34
Ground and Power Connections
35
Figure 1-15 Ground and Power Connections
35
System Access Lock
36
Chapter 2 Operating the System
37
Powering up the System
38
Figure 2-1 Leds on the Operator Control Panel
38
Power-Up Displays
39
SROM Power-Up Display
40
SRM Console Power-Up Display
41
SRM Console
42
SRM Console
43
Selecting the Display Device
44
Displaying the Hardware Configuration
45
Displaying Boot Environment Variables
46
Displaying the Logical Hardware Configuration
47
Displaying the Bootable Devices
49
Table 2-1 How Physical I/O Slots Map to Logical Slots
49
Table 2-2 Device Naming Conventions
50
Viewing the Memory Configuration
51
Setting SRM Environment Variables
52
Setting Console Security
53
Setting the Console Password
54
Setting the Console to Secure Mode
55
Turning off Security During a Console Session
56
Returning to User Mode
58
Updating Firmware
59
Using the Loadable Firmware Update Utility
59
Manually Updating TIG or RMC Booter
61
Updating from the CD-ROM
62
Updating from an Openvms System Disk
63
Updating from the Network
64
Chapter 3 Booting and Installing an Operating System
65
Setting Boot Options
66
Auto_Action
67
Bootdef_Dev
68
Bootdef_Dev
69
Boot_File
70
Boot_Osflags
71
Table 3-1 Openvms Boot Flag Settings
72
Eg*0_Inet_Init, Ei*0_Inet_Init, Ew*0_Inet_Init
73
Ex*_Protocols
74
Booting Tru64 UNIX
75
Booting Tru64 UNIX over the Network
77
Example 3–2 RIS Boot
77
Setting up the Watchdog Timer
79
Starting a Tru64 UNIX Installation
80
Example 3–3 Text-Based Installation Display
80
Booting Openvms
82
Booting Openvms from the Infoserver
84
Example 3–5 Infoserver Boot
84
Starting an Openvms Installation
86
Example 3–6 Openvms Installation Menu
86
Chapter 4 Installing and Configuring Options
87
Preparing to Install Options
88
Removing and Replacing the Top Cover
89
Figure 4-1 Removing the Front Bezel
89
Figure 4-2 Removing the Enclosure from the Rack
90
Figure 4-3 Removing the Top Cover
91
Replacing the Disk in Center Internal Storage Bay
93
Figure 4-4 Accessing the Center Internal Storage Bay
93
Figure 4-5 Replacing the Disk in the Center Internal Storage Bay
94
Status Leds on Front Access Drives
95
Figure 4-6 Leds on the Front Access Drive (Front View)
95
Replacing a Front Access Drive
96
Figure 4-7 Replacing a Front Access Disk Drive
96
Figure 4-8 Replacing a Front Access Tape Drive
97
Accessing the Front Access Storage Cage
98
Figure 4-9 Accessing the Front Access Storage Cage
98
Replacing Bottom Drive - Front Access Cage
100
Figure 4-10 Replacing Bottom Drive - Front Access Storage Cage
100
Accessing the Internal Storage Cage
102
Figure 4-11 Accessing the Internal Storage Cage
102
Replacing Bottom Drive - Internal Storage Cage
104
Figure 4-12 Replacing Bottom Drive - Internal Storage Cage
104
Replacing Middle Drive - Internal Storage Cage
106
Figure 4-13 Replacing Middle Drive - Internal Storage Cage
106
Replacing DVD/CD-RW Drive - Internal Storage Cage
108
Figure 4-14 Replacing DVD/CD-RW Drive - Internal Storage Cage
108
Memory Configuration and Installation
110
Memory Organization
110
Physical Layout on the System Motherboard
110
Configuration Rules
110
Table 4-1 Memory Configuration
111
Installing and Removing Dimms
112
Figure 4-15 PCI Riser LED
112
Figure 4-16 Installing a DIMM
113
Figure 4-17 Removing a DIMM
113
PCI Configuration and Installation
114
PCI Configuration
114
Table 4-2 Comparison of Physical and Logical Slot Numbering
114
PCI Configuration Rules for 66 Mhz Modules
115
Installing a PCI Option Module
116
Figure 4-18 Installing a PCI Option Module
116
Installing an ATI Radeon Graphics Card
118
Figure 4-19 Installing an ATI Radeon Graphics Card
118
External SCSI Expansion
120
Shared SCSI Support
121
Figure 4-20 Shared SCSI Operation Jumper
121
Figure 4-21 External SCSI Connector
122
Updating Firmware
123
Sources of Firmware Updates
123
Figure 4-22 Loadable Firmware Update Utility
123
Updating Firmware from the CD-ROM
124
Chapter 5 Using Firmware
125
SRM Console Overview
126
Invoking the SRM Console
127
SRM Command Summary
128
Table 5-1 Summary of SRM Console Commands
128
Table 5-2 Notation Formats for SRM Console Commands
129
Table 5-3 Special Characters for SRM Console
130
Getting Help
132
Example 5–1 Help (or Man)
132
Displaying the Configuration
133
Example 5–2 Show Config
133
Table 5-4 How Physical I/O Slots Map to Logical Slots
135
Displaying the Bootable Devices
136
Example 5–3 Show Device
136
Table 5-5 Device Naming Conventions
136
Displaying the Memory Configuration
137
Example 5–4 Show Memory
137
Displaying the Power Status
138
Displaying the SRM Console Version
138
Example 5–5 Show Power
138
Example 5–6 Show Version
138
Displaying the CPU Status
139
Displaying the Palcode Version
139
Example 5–7 Show CPU
139
Example 5–8 Show Pal
139
Booting an Operating System
140
Example 5-9 Tru64 UNIX Boot (Abbreviated)
140
Testing the System
142
Example 5-10 Test
142
Starting and Stopping CPU
144
Halt (or Stop)
144
Example 5-11 Halt and Continue
144
Updating Firmware
146
Example 5-12 Updating Firmware from a CD
146
Forcing a System Crash Dump
148
Example 5-13 Crash
148
Initializing the System
149
Example 5-14 Init
149
Reading a File
151
Example 5-15 more
151
Creating a Power-Up Script
153
Example 5-16 Editing the Nvram Script
153
Example 5-17 Clearing the Nvram Script
153
Setting Console Security
155
Overview of Secure Mode
155
Setting the Console Password
156
Example 5-18 Set Password
156
Setting the Console to Secure Mode
157
Example 5-19 Set Secure
157
Turning off Security During a Console Session
158
Example 5-20 Login
158
Example 5-21 Clearing the Secure Password
160
Returning to User Mode
161
Example 5-22 Clear Password
161
Setting and Viewing Environment Variables
162
Example 5-23 Set Envar and Show Envar
162
Example 5-24 User-Created Environment Variable
162
Set Envar
163
Show Envar
163
Table 5-6 Environment Variable Summary
164
Com*_Baud
166
Console
167
Eg*0_Mode, Ei*0_Mode, or Ew*0_Mode
168
Kbd_Hardware_Type
170
Language
171
Os_Type
172
Pci_Parity
173
Pk*0_Fast
174
Pk*0_Host_Id
175
Pk*0_Soft_Term
176
Tt_Allow_Login
178
Chapter 6 Using the Remote Management Console
179
RMC Overview
180
Operating Modes
182
Figure 6-1 Data Flow in through Mode
182
Bypass Modes
184
Figure 6-2 Data Flow in Bypass Mode
184
Terminal Setup
187
Figure 6-3 Setup for RMC with VT Terminal
187
Figure 6-4 Setup for RMC with VGA Monitor
188
SRM Environment Variables for COM1
189
Entering the RMC
190
Using the Command-Line Interface
192
Displaying the System Status
193
Table 6-1 Status Command Fields
194
Displaying the System Environment
197
Using Power on and Off, Reset, and Halt Functions
198
Configuring Remote Dial-In
200
Example 6-1 Dial-In Configuration
200
Example 6-2 Unsetting the Password
203
Table 6-2 Modem Initialization Commands
203
Configuring Dial-Out Alert
204
Example 6-3 Dial-Out Alert Configuration
204
Table 6-3 Elements of Dial String and Alert String
207
RMC Firmware Update and Recovery
208
Example 6-4 Loadable Firmware Update Utility
209
Resetting the RMC to Factory Defaults
211
Figure 6-5 RMC Jumpers (Default Positions)
213
RMC Command Reference
214
Clear Port
215
Table 6-4 Initialization Commands with MODEMDEF Enabled
217
Power off
219
Set Escape
222
Set Password
222
Troubleshooting Tips
223
Table 6-5 RMC Troubleshooting
223
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
225
Diagnostic Leds on OCP
226
Figure 7-1 LED Patterns During Power-Up
226
Table 7-1 OCP Switches
227
Table 7-2 OCP LED Indications
227
Error Beep Codes
228
Figure 7-2 Circuit Breaker on Power Supply
228
Table 7-3 Error Beep Codes
228
Power Problems
229
Table 7-4 Troubleshooting Power Problems
229
Console-Reported Failures
230
Table 7-5 Troubleshooting Console-Reported Failures
230
Boot Problems
231
Table 7-6 Troubleshooting Boot Problems
231
Thermal Problems and Environmental Status
232
Operating System Reported Failures
233
Table 7-7 Operating System Reported Failures
233
Memory Problems
234
Example 7-1 Memory Sizing
234
Table 7-8 Troubleshooting Memory Problems
234
PCI Bus Problems
235
SCSI Problems
236
Fail-Safe Booter Utility
237
Starting the FSB Automatically
237
Starting the FSB Manually
238
Figure 7-3 FSB Switch "On" Setting
238
Required Firmware
239
Updating Firmware
239
Example 7-2 Running LFU
239
Specifications
241
A.1 Physical Specifications
242
Table A-1 Physical Characteristics - Alphaserver TS15
242
Table A-2 NEBS Seismic (Earthquake) Cabinets
242
A.2 Environmental Specifications
243
Table A-3 Environmental Characteristics - All System Variants
243
A.3 Electrical Specifications
244
A.4 Acoustics
244
Table A-4 Electrical Characteristics - All System Variants
244
Table A-5 Acoustics
244
A.5 Regulatory Approvals
245
Table A-6 Regulatory Approvals
245
A.6 References
246
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